Desi Cartman Posted May 20, 2008 Share Posted May 20, 2008 MUMBAI: Has the peace in the Kolkata Knight Riders' camp been shattered? Are 'Dada' Sourav Ganguly and 'Badshah' Shah Rukh Khan not getting along with each other anymore? Yes, say insiders. The two power centres in the Kolkata team are not seeing eye to eye on many issues. The problem apparently started with the entertainment tax that Shah Rukh Khan is paying for the matches being played at the Eden Gardens. The Bollywood star wanted Ganguly to speak to West Bengal chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharya and try and get it abolished. The Kolkata captain, who is known to be close to the CM, has refused to oblige, at least till now. Interestingly, it is learnt that Eden Gardens is the only stadium where an IPL team is paying entertainment tax. That is not all though. The bigger bone of contention is KKR's sudden dip in form and its poor performance in the last few games, harming their semifinal chances. Shah Rukh, sources say, is not too happy with this change of fortunes although he hasn't expressed his feelings openly. Ganguly, on the other hand, has not been too pleased with the team composition right from the beginning. The differences surfaced during the auction itself, with Sourav wanting more batsmen while the team management was more keen on bowlers.:omg: The problems magnified when coach John Buchanan was given more powers than the captain himself. To add fuel to the fire, Shah Rukh announced that the coach will take all the decisions for the team next year onwards, upsetting Ganguly in the bargain. Ganguly has apparently already begun showing his discontent: he preferred to go back home after the last match rather than stay back for a press conference to annouce Knight Riders' tie-up with a website. Said an insider, who was present at the event, "Shah Rukh did pass some caustic remarks saying, 'I thank all my teammates for being at the press conference but who can forget Dada who is missing from the event'.":mama: The duo also had a spat when Khan was keen that his team fielded first in the last game against Chennai; Ganguly, however, preferred to bat first. Eventually, the Knight Riders lost by 3 runs on Duckworth-Lewis following a rain interruption. Link :bhangra: I'm loving this :bhangra: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Online Posted May 20, 2008 Share Posted May 20, 2008 I call it BS SRK has 100% trust in Ganguly - Dada will always lead KKR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Posted May 20, 2008 Share Posted May 20, 2008 What does SRK know about pitches and whether his team should be batting or bowling? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suraj Posted May 20, 2008 Share Posted May 20, 2008 I call it BS SRK has 100% trust in Ganguly - Dada will always lead KKR What does SRK know about pitches and whether his team should be batting or bowling? shut up ravi pichle janam mein SRK was a groundsman :--D refer OSM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graphic23 Posted May 20, 2008 Share Posted May 20, 2008 I highly doubt that the news source is true. Several interviews have been given and Shahrukh has repeatedly claimed that he's just there to cheer the team on, and he's not part of the personnel that decides the strategy at all. He said he's left that to Buchanan and Ganguly. Coming from Times of India, it just reinforces my thoughts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted May 20, 2008 Share Posted May 20, 2008 when you are not winning, all is not supposed to be well. as long as they keep it to themselves instead of making a circus like Mallya, no big deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desi Cartman Posted May 20, 2008 Author Share Posted May 20, 2008 2 guys with Big egos .. IMO this report might be a little exaggerated but I dont think it will work between these 2 anyway ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theguyinallblue Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 Bengalis will leave KKR as an unwanted child...if Shahrukh bring Ganguly in bad light some way... KKR's fan following will be nothing without Ganguly or some prominent Bangali players... Shahrukh can not take Panga with Ganguly...when he has to be in West Bengal for his business... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbydhillon Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 Bengalis will leave KKR as an unwanted child...if Shahrukh bring Ganguly in bad light some way... KKR's fan following will be nothing without Ganguly or some prominent Bangali players... Shahrukh can not take Panga with Ganguly...when he has to be in West Bengal for his business... ROFL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbydhillon Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 Shah Rukh Is Stuck With Dada Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desi Cartman Posted May 21, 2008 Author Share Posted May 21, 2008 Shah Rukh Is Stuck With Dada yes same way we are stuck with SRK on our Tv screens ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbydhillon Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 yes same way we are stuck with SRK on our Tv screens ... true lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbydhillon Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 life is not fair i guess , lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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